FLINT, MI -- Shelter of Flint will be hosting their 15th
annual The Crim Pasta Party on Aug. 24 in the surface parking lot on the corner
of Kearsley and Saginaw in downtown Flint. The party will run from 4 to 8 p.m.

The party provides a carb-packed pasta dinner for racers,
family members and the general public the night before the 36th annual Crim
Festival of Races, held in downtown Flint. All funds go to support Shelter of
Flint.

The meal includes all-you-can eat pasta, salad and
breadsticks provided by Italia Gardens of Flint Township. Pasta can be mixed
with meat sauce or sauce without meat.

"The No. 1 reason for the dinner is to benefit the runners because
we want them to carb load the night before the race," Meg Sprecher, Shelter of
Flint Fund Development Manager, said. "Plus, it is just a really fun event and
we love supporting the area we are in and this is a great fundraising opportunity
for us.

"It is a good chance for runners to relax with their family
and friends the night before the race."

Shelter of Flint will also be joined by special guests
Willie Horton, a member of the Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series championship
team, and Deena Drossin-Kastor, the Crim Festival of Races special guest and a
2004 Olympic bronze medalist. Both guests will speak at the Shelter of Flint's
tent during the party.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children aged 6 to 12.
Kids under 6 eat free and tickets are available by calling the Shelter of Flint
at 810-238-4711 or by picking them up starting at 11 a.m. Aug. 24 at the Crim
Fitness Foundation's Health & Fitness Expo at the Riverfront Conference
Center.

Shelter of Flint will also be raffling off a four-pack of
Tigers tickets behind the Tigers dugout for a game later this season. The
raffle is $5 and can be bought at the Health & Fitness Expo as well as at
the party.

Founded in 1983, Shelter of Flint serves more than 1,300
children and adults annually with emergency shelter, meals, transitional
housing, permanent supportive housing and supportive services. Over half the
people who enter the emergency shelter obtain permanent, affordable housing
when they leave. For more information, visit www.shelterofflint.com.

(Information from a press release was used for this story.)

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